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10/16/2012

Ghosts: Here Today; Gone Tomorrow

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I was a little surprised that the Haunted Beauty Ghost Barbie sold out so quickly. She was released on 10/11/12 and is gone. The doll was a direct exclusive gold label and retailed for $100. So what was the big deal?First of all, she's just in time for Halloween. Secondly, there's a cool videofeaturing Bill Greening discussing the design and creation of the doll. Thunder, lightning and wind along with eerie music punctuate the video. A great mock-up of a haunted room shows the doll in all of her dead splendor. Good marketing. In reality, the doll is just another 11.5" semi-articulated piece of vinyl (what else is new?) that may or may not arrive looking like the promo sans haunted house and music.

I ordered mine! I hope she looks a lot like her picture, she's so pretty and ghosty. I'm an Evangeline & gothy dolls lover, focusing more on 16-17" dolls now. I needed to spend my last Q BFC credit (and not buying it next year), so I'm glad she was released. $20 off, and the nice sugary bonus of free shipping for most of Oct, there was no question for me to click buy on her release day. (I missed out on Empress of Aliens and have been sad since, I don't buy many of the gold labels).

I too thought she looked like Galadriel when I saw your post and more so the second Tonner convention doll I hadn't seen before your pic, she [Tonner Convention doll] is beautiful. Now I realize why I don't come over here and comment more often, lol, even when I have the cappicha right it makes me do it again!

I agree about Streisand having beautiful hands. Evangeline's hands are quite large. But really, the hand connection was in the program when EG was introduced at Tonner Con 2007. At least that's the way I "remember" it.

I totally don't get this. Do people have more disposable income these days? I have been a barbie collector for years, this year and last year had been kind of weird, every doll is selling out so quickly, the barbie collector online shop didn't even have a sale this year I think, although the quality of those barbies is getting worse year after year (I do think that the silkstone line still has much better quality compare to other collector barbies). I want the gala gown this year and still waiting because I thought that those $150 silkstone always end up getting discounted, but now I am not sure if I should wait...

Received mine yesterday...she's not as 'pretty' as the promo shots.She actually looks like a 50 year old model...sorta like Carmen Del'orfice (sp?) in her silver haired hey-day? Post hey-day?

I dont dislike her look...its the use of MM legs and ONLY fashionista arms/hands and NO shoes that puzzle me...and like others...I cannot justify this doll costing 100.00...she's definitely NOT a gold label doll...At 50.00 she would have been more 'likable' for me. I won't be keeping mine. ;)

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